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Collaboration for Change: Multi-Sector Partnerships in Sustainable Medical and Sharps Waste Management

Strategy Driven

A harmonized approach where multiple sectors come together for a common cause: the safe and sustainable management of medical and sharps waste. From hospitals to clinics, the aftermath of medical procedures is a labyrinth of discarded sharps, contaminated materials, and other hazardous by-products.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Leadership Announces New Executive Team

HR Digest

We have a strong team with a track record of operational excellence and an unwavering commitment to the execution of our goals. We share a sharp focus on the important goals in front of us, unlocking embedded profitability and reshaping our healthcare strategy to deliver sustainable value for our stakeholders.”

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Cast the Net Wide – Make the Most of Your Promotional Time and.

Women on Business

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Navigating the Complexities of Doing Business in Russia

Harvard Business Review

For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S.-Russian Interestingly, all these intrusions into business operations typically do not come from the Kremlin but from local officials who seem eager to gain the Kremlin’s favor amid instances of elevated international tensions.

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How to Sustain Front Line Process Improvement Activities

Harvard Business Review

But there wasn't much activity until six months later when Mike Karol, vice president of operations, told his managers to make it their responsibility. Some departments started trying it and some developed a few sharp ideas, which generated excitement. It made their jobs better, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction.

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Four Motivation Mistakes Most Leaders Make

Harvard Business Review

So when it comes to motivating employees to change, it should be no surprise that leaders who rely on rationality typically spend time and energy on the wrong things, send messages that miss the mark, and create frustrating unintended consequences. Take a cost reduction program at a mortgage company, for example. Yet most do it anyhow.

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The Cure for the Not-for-Profit Crisis

Harvard Business Review

For more tightly focused not-for-profits , such as the Cleveland Clinic and the network of Food Banks around the country, the decline is not nearly as sharp. Another factor leading to incoherence, especially in times of tight money, is the immense pressure placed upon overhead costs. Why the disparity?

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